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Are you ready for Christmas?

Are the stockings hung, gifts bought and wrapped, cards all written, stamped and mailed, concerts and programs attended and menus planned?

It is really a busy time with some confusion thrown in besides.

Ready or not, it is here. There are times one can feel so overwhelmed by the problems that surround us that it is hard to deal with it all. This time leading up to Christmas, when we wait and watch with anticipation for the birth of Jesus, is so very important to our lives.

We’ve heard the story before, but we need to hear it again and again: the hope, the promise of God being born into our midst. I hope that you will take time during this Christmas holiday to worship together with your family and friends.

Did you leave time to meditate on the birth of the Christ Child, the greatest gift of all? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have this holy child, knowing there would be a day when he would be sacrificed for us?

As we wait and watch and ponder the miracle of God being born into human flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, let us keep our eyes open for the tiny, yet miraculous ways God continues to be born in our midst.

We need to thank our Lord for all his blessings, His love and for a fine family, a roof over our heads, that we have a good place to sleep, that there is food on our table, clothes on our backs and shoes on or feet.

We also need to thank our Lord for giving us the best gift we could ever receive.

We are reminded that Christmas can last more than one day, that the spirit and magic of the season can thrive all the time. Peace, joy, and goodwill are not seasonal; they are life-sustaining, life-enhancing, hopeful words that should be spoken, sung, and practiced all the months of the year.

As you go about these final days leading up to Christmas, may you be surprised and delighted by the ways in which Jesus – God’s love made fresh – shows up in your midst every single day. It may be in the people you meet, it may be through your words of encouragement and random acts of kindness for another.

Thank you Lord for giving us the best gift we could ever receive.

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